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I keep seeing an unwanted desktop app notification about being over-quota. How can I make it stop?
Application Affected Dropbox for Windows Device Desktop Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Win11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app)Latest Question or Issue Every single day, the Dropbox app has started popping up a notification that my Dropbox is full and wants me to upgrade. I am well aware that my Dropbox is…
Getting an error backing up Dropbox files using BackupExec on Windows
Hi, We rely on Dropbox for making important business files available to remote colleagues. However, we also use Veritas Backup Exec to take daily copies of our entire network including Dropbox files and, up to now, it has worked perfectly, including our Dropbox files on disk. Having recently installed Windows Server 2025…
Make explorer icon overlays optional
(Windows) Many customers have been wanting an option to remove these green sync status checkmarks for nearly 10 years. If business is serious about communicating a file's status, do it via a tag or custom Explorer field or something we can opt into. These checkmarks, especially in thumbnail view with images are really…
After upgrading to Windows 11, I can't search for files within my Dropbox folder
Device (Dell XPS 9320) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 11) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) v234.4.5591 Dropbox Plan (Plus) Since upgrading to Windows 11 two days ago, Windows Search (Explorer search) no longer finds files stored in my Dropbox folder. On Windows 10, I used to add the Dropbox…
Laplink PCmover Win10PC->Win11PC now got 2 Dropboxes on Desktop & D'box overflowing
Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Question or Issue Earlier today used Laplink PCmover Professional to migrate from an old Win10 PC to a new Win11 PC. Generally fine but then started getting Dropbox alerts that using way too much space, which hadn't been an issue!…
What does "rename your existing folder" actually do when reinstalling?
Application Affected (Dropbox) Device (Powerspec PC) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 10) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (236.4.5918) Question or Issue I've seen a couple of questions bring this up but it never gets answered. I'm in the middle of the loop with reinstallation after having to go…
Visiting the Dropbox web page breaks my PC's WiFi.
Application Affected (Dropbox Paper, Dropbox Website) Device (Windows PC) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 11, All Browsers) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (232.4.5988) ISP ****** Media Issue: Any time I visit Dropbox.com my Internet crashes on my PC. I can visit dropbox.com on my phone…
Telling a new installation where I want the Dropbox folder to be on Windows
Application Affected Dropbox program on PC Device (HP laptop) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 10.) Question or Issue I have Dropbox running on an old machine. I would like to put it onto a second, new laptop, but when I install it on the new machine, I never saw any option to tell it that I have a…
Are there any third-party tools that support local file version management?
On Windows, if a file is changed on another device, I want to keep a backup locally before it is replaced.
Can't share any folders or files
Device Lenovo IdeaPad 5i (maybe 9 months old and bug free) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Win11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) I'm using Chrome browser, but fwiw my Android phone app is v.446.2.4. I'm most interested in getting sharing via browser sorted out, but fwiw I'm likewise having no luck…
Wrong status icons showing on subfolders set to online only on Windows
Device HP Elite 8200 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) WIndows 10 Pro v22H2 ESO Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (234.4.5905) See attachment The four subfolders Year 2021, Year 2022, Year 2023 and Year 2024 are in a parent folder called "Film Archives" which is set to "online-only". The parent folder shows…
Dropbox not auto starting Windows 11 after reinstall
Device Lenovo Idea Pad Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Question or Issue Steps I've taken: - restart Dropbox - restart computer - Preferences in Dropbox set to launch on startup - Windows Startup Menu set to start Dropbox on Startup - Uninstalled Dropbox - Reinstalled Dropbox -- it's still trying to…
Not seeing a few folders in Dropbox in Windows Explorer on a new laptop
I moved to Windows11 on a new laptop and cannot see 3 of 20 folders in Dropbox from Explorer. I can see them on my old laptop File Explorer and can also see them in Dropbox on my browser on my new laptop.
C: drive is full due to Dropbox folder size, error when trying to move Dropbox to data drive
I'm trying to move the Dropbox folder from my Windows 11 PC C: drive to a large SSD D: data drive, but receive a "Some files can't be moved" error message every time I attempt the move, leaving the computer completely full. Help! Background - I recently noticed that photo files were not automatically appearing in the…
I see a lot of selective sync conflicts, after the Windows desktop app randomly logged me out.
Hi, today when I turned on my computer (Windows 11) the dropbox app had logged me out without me doing anything, out of the blue. I logged back in just for the app to start syncing over 2.5TB from scratch, which was already annoying, but the worst part came when out of nowhere a lot of conflicts due to selective sync start…
Where can I find the offline installer for Windows 11 64bit?
Where can I find and download the offline installer for windows 11 64bit
Dropbox is still starting up and loading your accounts.
Application Affected Dropbox Device Self-Built Computer with AMD 7950X3D CPU, ASRock X870E Motherboard, Corsair 64GB DDR5 RAM, MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 GPU, 2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD as C:\ and multiple additional SSD's and HDDs. Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 25H2 / Microsoft Edge 142.0.3595.41…
Do online-only files count toward the 300k soft limit of the desktop app syncing?
If I make online only (see screenshot below) 20k files located in a folder, so that it is going to be indexable in windows searches and fast to be found, do those 20k files really count toward the limit of 300k sync files? Under large-deployments dropbox help I found that they say "used with sync", but it is unclear what…
My Windows desktop app gets stuck at start-up and it never connects to my old Dropbox folder.
Trying to reconnect my old windows PC to my dropbox account, I get stuck-in, rename dropbox folder, and "starting" loop, but the new dropbox folder is alway empty and the dropbox app seems to disappear without ever syncing or actually finishing the start up. I have deleted this device and reconnected it in the past without…
I'm getting a message about my files being online-only when they're all available offline. Why?
Device Windows desktop PC Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 10 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 235.4.5905 Dropbox Plan Plus Plus Question or Issue Why am I getting this message? "Deleting an online-only folder permanently removes it from your PC. If you need the folder later, check your Drogbox…
Dropbox desktop app is causing system crash after a reinstall
Hi all, We recently uninstalled Dropbox and then reinstalled it. It started syncing and ran for about 36 hours before system completely crashed — the BIOS screen came up and there was nothing we could do. Took it to a computer tech to get it running again. We tried reinstalling Dropbox again, but the same thing happened —…
How to delete files from an external drive backup?
Device (WINDOWS 11 ON PC) Question or Issue IN DROPBOX I HAVE A BACKUP OF AN EXTERNAL DRIVE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO AN (OLD) NON-EXISTING PC . I WANT TO DELETE SELECTED DIRECTORIES FROM THE DROPBOX BACKUP. HOW CAN I DELETE THEM AND RETRIEVE DROPBOX BACKUP MEMORY SPACE? I TRIED, WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: WHEN I TRY TO…
How can I make all of my folders available offline on Windows? There's no option for that.
Device Acer desktop PC Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 10 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 235.4.5905 Syncing Status Up to date Question or Issue I have only just noticed this and I think it has changed. Scenario A A few folders in my Dropbox are marked with a white tick on a green background. I…
Unable to uninstall the desktop app on Windows 11
Application Affected Dropbox Windows 11 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 11) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (235.4.5905, assuming the installed apps screen is correct) Question or Issue Hello, I've been trying since last night to uninstall the app for Windows 11. It'll make it about 3/4 of the…
Another computer profile is getting a log in screen for Dropbox on Windows
On my PC, I use Dropbox as the primary user/administrator. My wife also uses my PC and has her own username and password, but she doesn't use Dropbox. Yet, every time she logs in, she sees the Dropbox home screen and is asked for a username and password. How can I prevent her from seeing that login screen?
Dropbox app is stuck syncing on my Windows device.
Application Affected (Dropbox Desktop) Device (Intel desktop PC) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 10) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (235.4.5905) Question or Issue Dropbox is stuck on "Downloading 4,861 files..." as seen on the tooltip if hovering over the app icon on the windows notification…
How can I ensure that the deletions I made while offline sync to my account online?
Device Windows PC Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Hopefully someone can help with this. I have a full offline sync in place with dropbox. I had a large number of duplicate files within dropbox across multiple Dropbox folders - 145GB worth in fact. With sync paused I deleted this 145GB worth of files…
How can I see all files in Windows explorer without having to download all content first?
I am using desktop application on windows 10 and have Dropbox Family plan So far I have seen that I had to download all my content, then right click on it to make it offline to see the file and folder listing How can i see all the files and folders in windows explorer without having to download all content first.
Dropbox installer fails to start - New Dell with Win 11 25H2
Application Affected Dropbox online and offline installer (both 222 and 235 versions) Device Dell ECT1250 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 25H2 Question or Issue New computer attempting to add dropbox. Migration from old PC (Win11) using PCMover did not bring Dropbox across. Dropbox is still working…
Dropbox not syncing when the document is open
Device: Acer Swiftbook 5 Operating System: Windows 11 Dropbox App Version: 234.4.5591 Dropbox Plan: Plus Question or Issue Hi all - I have had Dropbox installed on my laptop for years and it runs just fine. I save everything to it, and everything just saves automatically to Dropbox. I am the only user of the account. This…

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